Other speakers hail from top universities and philanthropic organizations from across the country. Speaking at the day's first ceremony for the Wolfson and Hialeah Campuses is J.B. Milliken, President, University of Nebraska and Chancellor-Designate, City University of New York. The next commencement, for the InterAmerican and Homestead Campuses, is the graduation where Vice President Biden will speak and where Ángel Cabrera, President, George Mason University, will be conferred a special honorary degree. John Sexton, President of New York University will address graduates during the North Campus and West ceremony. The Medical Campus ceremony will feature Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation. The final speaker of the day is Richard Brodhead, President of Duke University. Each of the distinguished speakers will receive an honorary degree from Miami Dade College.

Students will graduate in five special exercises representing the College's seven campuses and two outreach centers. Below is the schedule of the 2014 ceremonies:

8 a.m.

Wolfson and Hialeah Campuses

Speaker: J.B. Milliken – President, University of Nebraska, Chancellor-Designate, City University of New York

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